The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-26

Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, of Dover Del,
have been visiting Mr.. h. G. Lewis.
Mr.. William Terrell, of Washington,
d. G., was in Elkton this week,
The agent for Llndreth's seeds burned
the old stock on hand at Mitchell's drug
store on Saturday last and left a large as
sortment of fresh seeds at the drug store
Mr. VIM. T. West, one of the deputy
Fclerks of Circuit Court, is srill confined to
4 his home by illness. Mr.. George Evans is
doing his work AT the clerks office.
The Elk Mills Company has sold III
acres of land near Singerly station on the
b. Il o. railroad to Messrs Cameron " Eng
lish who will erect a steam saw mill.
In Asbury NJ. f. church, Smyrna, on
Wednesday night, young couple while
seeking the Saviour by bowling at the altar,
Were there and then married by the Rev. j.
B. Quigg.
| ! The trustees of the poor will meet to-
day to elect an overseer of the almshouse.
| I'VE understand that Mr.. William Searbor-
ough the present incumbent will again be
| appointed.
The revival at the A L. NJ. p. church
of this town closed on Friday with gem
eral experience meeting after being in pro-
gress seven weeks. The usual services Will
be held on Sunday. Rev E. Thomas will
preach at night.
Presiding Elder John France of the
Eastou district of the Wilmington confer
ence. and wife. this week visited their
daughter Mrs William Haddock of Zion.
The elder was also in ElkJou on Friday
visitir & relatives.
The report that Cantwell y Groves
would remove their meat and provision
store from its present location t. the store
house now occupied by Mrs Ctntwell
further up Main street is incorrect. They
will continue business at the old stand.
1t is said that several of the fishermen
on the North East and Elk rivers who
rshed with pound nets last spring will use
the hauling seine again this year. The fish |
were injured by the pound nets in the catch
ing and did not keep we'll
The Elkton barber who shaved X intler,
the escaped prohip tory law viotator, in the
Jail on Sunday last and refused to change a
dollar to get his pay, saying ''you can pay
me next Sunday" thinks now that his
chances for obtaining the dime very
slim.
+ Mr.. Henry A. Spittle will remove his
bakery and confectionery store from its
present location on Main street to the west
end of Elkton. Mr.. Shippers, of Cowan-
town, understand will open a general
grocery and dry goods store at the stand to
be vacated by Mr.. Spirtle.
Prof John Il. Robinson prominently
connected with the well-known firm of
Sanders " Stayman OF Baltimore, was in |
Ekton ON Friday visiting Lis daughter !
Mrs. George f Morrow. Mrs Robinson |
days.
-Aucrioneer j. c. Hindman, of Rising |
Sun, is having numerous sales to call. At |
John Grants sale the other day horses
sold at from $50 to SlS5. Cows at from S4U
to $40. Siroats brought $40 piece, and |
farming mIlements aud household goods i
sold high. The attendance was very large. |
Mr.. and Mrs L b. Smith celebrated
the fifteenth anniversary OF their wedding
at their residence on High street on We'd
nesday evening. The many friends who
were present spent the evening pleasantly, |
and partook of fine collation.. The cee- |
brating couple We're the recipients of nu
merouS and attractive presents.
A iveryman of this place last Sunday |
received n telegram from Wilmington |
liveryman off ring $50 reward for the re-
covery of team that had been stolen
from hun, aud for the arrest of the |
thief Nothing was seeu OF the team lie
scribed in this neigh borhood and it WAS
afterwards recovered at Oxford, Pa.
Mrs. Jennie Groome Black, wife of Dr. |
John Black, Of New CASTLE had IA narrow
escape from serious injury by fire one day
this week. Willie striking match it drop
ped from her hand and in her effort to re-
cover it she overturned a LATHE of cologne |
which ignited. Mrs. Black burned her
hands i'll extinguishing The flames.
There were several social gatherings in
Elkton on the evening of Washingtou's |
birthday. The Misses Hogg entertained a
number of their friends at their residence
on the corl.er of Bow aud High streets.
Miss Sallie Manley gave a party at her
fathers residence Main street Miss
Anue Wells also entertained party of
friends the same evening.
During the storm on Friday night of
last week lightning struck the railroad sta
ton at Pencader, one mile north of Newark
on the p. w. * h. railroad, aud severely
injured ID. y. Webb, the telegraph operator
whose shoes were torn OFF and one side of
his body partially paral zei He was
picked up in an unconscious condition and
taken to Newark. The instrument in the
office was burned out.
Charles f. Moore, county treasurer, is
sending out one Thousand statements and
notices to delinquent taxpayers. There are
about six thousands taxpayers and about
tv--siXths of that number paid promptly.
Attached To each statement Is polite note
from he treasurer requesting that attention
be given TO the matter as he is compelled by
law to put each outstanding claim in the
hands OF the sher II on A pril lst
The Groome Guar Is are practicisiAg
target shooting. Lieutenant George H. Ash
took squad up to the neghborhood of Gill
| pins bridge on Wednesday for that purpose.
| A record i, kept of the scores and it will be
sent 10 the commander of the regiment to
| which the organization is attached. Several
III emb beers OF the regiment will be selected to
| represent it at the rifle match to be held in
Washington about the latter part of May.
| In editing our correspondence from the
different sections of the county we notice
| that no reference is AIDE in any to debating
| societies. As our correspondents Very
Jealous in gathering the news We Judge
that there no societies of this character
| in the county this winter. Last year WE
recoll-ct there was quite a number. Oar
| young people i'll both country and town,
could not do better than form organic atoms
| of this kind.
The condition of David Lilly, the man
| who was run over 10y Train on the New
ark Il Pumeroy railroad and subsequently
had his foot anputaei changed for the
worse on Wednesday. symptoms of lock-
jaw and blood poisoning set in then and he
died Thursday morning at II o'clock. He
was getting along tavorably until Wednes-
day, when the fatal attack took place. He